Table 3 Description of included studies
From: 30+ years of media analysis of relevance to chronic disease: a scoping review
Variable | na | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Continent | ||
 Africa | 4 | (0.8) |
 Asiab | 31 | (6.2) |
 Australasia | 62 | (12.4) |
 Europe | 72 | (14.3) |
 North America | 331 | (66.3) |
 Central or South America | 5 | (1.0) |
Publication year | ||
 1985-1989 | 1 | (0.2) |
 1990-1994 | 9 | (1.8) |
 1995-1999 | 20 | (4.0) |
 2000-2004 | 43 | (8.6) |
 2005-2009 | 125 | (25.0) |
 2010-2014 | 207 | (41.4) |
 2015-2016 | 94 | (18.7) |
Media categoriesc | ||
 News | 264 | (52.9) |
 Entertainment | 45 | (9.2) |
 Social media | 49 | (9.8) |
 Marketing | 159 | (31.8) |
Methods | ||
 Descriptive | 446 | (89.2) |
 Experimental | 60 | (12.0) |
 Interview, survey or focus group | 46 | (9.2) |
Media sample timeframe | ||
 Less than 1 year | 151 | (30.1) |
 1 – 5 years | 164 | (32.7) |
 6 – 10 years | 55 | (11.0) |
 11 – 15 years | 27 | (5.4) |
 More than 15 years | 35 | (7.0) |
 Not specified | 67 | (13.4) |
Media channels | ||
 Television | 148 | (29.7) |
 Newspapers | 179 | (35.7) |
 Magazines | 87 | (17.3) |
 Radio | 9 | (1.8) |
 Movies | 12 | (2.4) |
 Music | 6 | (1.2) |
 Online (incl. online news, web pages and social media) | 93 | (18.6) |
 Other (incl. billboards, product packaging, constructed messages) | 53 | (10.6) |
Total Articles | 499 | Â |